# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at West Texas Gas-Velamoor Plant
> OSHA SIR `20191010951` · 10/20/2019 · BIG SPRING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Flammable gas, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** West Texas Gas-Velamoor Plant
- **Location:** Brooking Compressor Station, Howard county, 18 Miles N. of Big Spring, HWY. 87, BIG SPRING, TEXAS, 79720
- **NAICS:** 325120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a compressor and attempting to dump a scrubber on the compressor. At the time, the scrubber would not dump because it had frozen up. The employee opened a valve and gas began to exit the valve, causing a flash fire. He sustained second and third degree burns on the face and hand, requiring hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*